Flatiron holder



NOV. 5', 1946. J TREVINO I a l-10534 FLATIRON HOLDER Filed July 8, 1943III/IA III/III I N VEN TOR.

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Patented Nov. 5, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIEE 1 Claim.

My invention relates to a holder for flat irons and has for itsprincipal objects, to provide a simple, practical and inexpensiveholder, and to mount same on an ironing board so as to convenientlyreceive and hold a fiat iron at the end or side of the board andfurther, to mount the holder on the board so that it may be readilyswung into and secured in an out-of-the-way position beneath the boardwhile the latter is not in use or While in storage or transportation.

A further object of my invention is, to provide simple and eflicientmeans for securing the holder in its out of service position beneath theironing board.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention consists incertain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts whichwill be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated inthe accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the holder in position for use on the endof an ironing board.

Fig. 2 is a view looking against the underside of an ironing board andshowing the holder applied thereto.

Fig. 3 is a detail vertical section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

' Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 44 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section similar to Fig. 4 and showing the holderpositioned and secured in its out of service position beneath the board.

Fig. 6 is a cross section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is an elevational view taken looking in the direction of thearrow l in Fig. 5.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing which illustrates apreferred embodiment of my invention, designates the holder which ispreferably formed of sheet metal contoured to correspond with the shapeof a conventional flat iron and said holder comprising a flat bottomplate I I and upstanding marginal wall l2, the latter being provided onits upper edge with a 'bead IS.

The holder is mounted at either end or side of an ironing board such asB by means of spaced hinges M, which are arranged so that the holder maybe swung into position beneath the board as illustrated in Fig. 5.

Arranged for sliding movement in keepers I5 on the under side of theboard is a rail or bar It which when moved outward to the limit ofmovement, projects beneath the holder ll] thus firmly supporting same inposition for use.

The inner end of the rail I8 is extended downward as designated by l! toform a handle 1.

manipulating said rail and one of the keepers I5 and a block it, securedto the under side of the board, serve as stops to limit the movement ofthe rail in both directions.

To secure the holder in position beneath the ironing board, a strap l9composed of a series of metal plates or links hinged to each other, isemployed. At one end of this strap the link or plate terminates in ahook 20 which is adapted to engage a pin 2| on one of the keepers l5 andthe link at the other end of the strap is provided with an inverted keyhole shaped aperture 22 which detachably engages the headed end of a pinor bolt 23, the latter being seated in the edge of the board (see Fig.7).

There is sufficient lateral play between the links of the strap I!) toenable hook 20 to be slipped onto and off pin 2|, even while theopposite end of said belt is applied to pin 23.

If desired, a conventional link chain may take the place of the flexiblestrap l9. When in use during ironing operations the holder andassociated parts occupy the positions as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3and when folded into an out of service position, the parts are disposedas illustrated in Fig. 5.

Thus it will be seen that I have'provided a flat Y iron holderattachment for ironing boards which is simple in structure, inexpensiveof manufacture and very effective in performing the functions for whichit is intended.

It will be understood that minor changes in the size, form andconstruction of the various parts of my improved flat iron holder may bemade and substituted for those herein shown and described withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention, the scope of which is setforth in the appended claim.

I claim as my invention:

Securing means for a flat iron holder hinged to the end of an ironingboard. comprising a strap composed of a plurality of flexibly connectedlinks disposed lengthwise, beneath the end of the ironing board on whichthe fiat iron holder is mounted, the free end of the link at the outerend of the strap being provided with a key hole shaped opening adaptedto receive a headed pin on the end of the ironing board, a keepersecured to the underface of the ironing board inwardly from its end, atransversely disposed pin secured at one end to and spaced apart fromsaid keeper and a hook formed on the free end of the link at the innerend of the strap, for detachably engaging said pin and thereby securethe strap in position beneath the flat iron holder when same ispositioned beneath the ironing board.

INOCENTI TREV'INO.

